Developing civic-mindedness; University and community perceptions and partnerships
Jackson, David, Natarajan, Raj and Rundle, Fred
Seattle University
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Table of Contents
Abstract 4
Introduction 5
History of Campus–Community Engagement 6
Institutional Development Lens 9
Community Perspective 9
Problem Statement 11
Purpose of the Study 12
Theoretical Frameworks 13
Campus–community partnerships. 14
Interaction between town and gown. 15
The Students, Community, Organizational Staff, Faculty, Campus Administrators/Staff & Community Residents (SOFAR) model. 21
Civic-minded graduate. 24
Context of the Study 26
Significance of the Study 28
Research Questions 31
Methods 31
Design 31 …show more content…
The seminal research performed by Steinberg et al. (2011) examined the question of student civic-mindedness from a student perspective. Steinberg’s team concluded that while the relationships between the institution and community partners are valuable for learning, those relationships are unrelated to the students’ identity (a sense of who they are as people or as members of their community). However, the researchers in this study seek to challenge that conclusion by examining the perceptions of both the institution and its community partners. The researchers hope to demonstrate the significance of the co-educational relationships fostered among the two sets of partners as they relate to the formation of student civic-mindedness—both within the academic institution and in the surrounding community.
This research is bolstered by the related theoretical concepts presented below. Each framework provides additional context to the formation of civic-mindedness. The significant contribution of this study to the existing body of research on civic-mindedness will be the examination of campus–community relationships and the roles that institutions of higher learning and their surrounding communities fulfill in the development of student
Jackson, David, Natarajan, Raj and Rundle, Fred
Seattle University
Approved by ___________________________________________________
Table of Contents
Abstract 4
Introduction 5
History of Campus–Community Engagement 6
Institutional Development Lens 9
Community Perspective 9
Problem Statement 11
Purpose of the Study 12
Theoretical Frameworks 13
Campus–community partnerships. 14
Interaction between town and gown. 15
The Students, Community, Organizational Staff, Faculty, Campus Administrators/Staff & Community Residents (SOFAR) model. 21
Civic-minded graduate. 24
Context of the Study 26
Significance of the Study 28
Research Questions 31
Methods 31
Design 31 …show more content…
The seminal research performed by Steinberg et al. (2011) examined the question of student civic-mindedness from a student perspective. Steinberg’s team concluded that while the relationships between the institution and community partners are valuable for learning, those relationships are unrelated to the students’ identity (a sense of who they are as people or as members of their community). However, the researchers in this study seek to challenge that conclusion by examining the perceptions of both the institution and its community partners. The researchers hope to demonstrate the significance of the co-educational relationships fostered among the two sets of partners as they relate to the formation of student civic-mindedness—both within the academic institution and in the surrounding community.
This research is bolstered by the related theoretical concepts presented below. Each framework provides additional context to the formation of civic-mindedness. The significant contribution of this study to the existing body of research on civic-mindedness will be the examination of campus–community relationships and the roles that institutions of higher learning and their surrounding communities fulfill in the development of student